The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped below the 7% mark, averaging 6.94% as of May 23, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.57%. “Spring homebuyers received an unexpected...
Home sales are slipping while median sales prices are still breaking records, according to a pair of data reports published this morning. Sales of new single-family houses during April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 634,000, according to estimates...
The Green Mountain State is awash in the red ink of mortgage delinquency, according to a new report from WalletHub. In its newly published “States Where Mortgage Delinquency Is Increasing the Most,” WalletHub detailed where home loans have become least affordable from...
Existing home sales were down by 1.9% from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to the previous year, sales were also down by 1.9% from 4.22 million in...
Refinancing helped fuel an increase in mortgage application activity for the week ending May 17, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 1.9% on a...